Luke 19:18

And the second came, saying: Lord, thy pound made five pounds.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

In Context

17And he said to him: Well done, good servant; because thou wast faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

19And he said also to this man: And be thou over five cities.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:23And that sown on the good ground, this is he that hears the word and understands; who bears fruit, and produces, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

Mark 4:20And these are they that are sown on the good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, in thirty, and in sixty, and in a hundredfold.

Matthew Henry on Luke 19:12-28

The Nobleman and His Servants. 11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. 12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. 13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. 14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this… Read the whole commentary →

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